Removing air cleaner housing (right-side) - vehicles with 10-cyl. petrol engine — AUDI
Removing air cleaner housing (right-side) - vehicles with 10-cyl. petrol engine on Audi: 11 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A8 D3 (4E, 2002–2010)
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- Secure all hose connections with the correct type of hose clips (same as original equipment) Electronic parts catalogue.
📋 Procedure
- Unplug electrical connector (1) for air mass meter G70.
- Detach vacuum line (2) at air intake hose.
- Detach air hose (4) at intake manifold.
- Unscrew bolts (arrows).
- Detach right air cleaner (top section).
- Press release tabs and detach air hose (bottom) (arrow) at right air cleaner (bottom section).
- Disconnect vacuum hoses (1).
- Remove air duct (2).
- Unscrew bolts (arrows).
- Swivel air cleaner (bottom section) and unplug electrical connector (3) at variable intake manifold changeover valve N335.
- Take out right air cleaner (bottom section). [Note: Secure all hose connections with the correct type of hose clips (same as original equipment) Electronic parts catalogue.]
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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